今天中国防痨协会和防痨协会北京分会联合举办庆祝中国防痨协会成立五十周年纪念会,我能参加这个盛会很高兴,我代表卫生部向大会致以热烈祝贺。五十年前,医学界一些热心防癆的人士发起成立了防痨协会,这是我国防痨事业的开端,是很有意义的,是值得纪念的。老一辈防痨专家把防痨工作当作自己毕生的事业,作出了自己的贡 Today, the China Antitubercile Association and the Anti-tuberculosis Association Beijing Branch jointly organized a commemorative meeting to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the China Antitubercular Association. I am delighted to attend this event. On behalf of the Ministry of Health, I extend my warm congratulation to the General Assembly. Fifty years ago, some people in the medical community who initiated vigilance against AIDS started the Anti-Tuberculosis Association. This is the beginning of our anti-tuberculosis career and it is very significant and memorable. The older generation anti-tuberculosis experts regarded their anti-tuberculosis work as their lifelong career and made their own contribution.